U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

– Most Lehigh Valley federal lawmakers are joining a chorus of concerns about how federal officials are responding to the Ebola crisis, calling for restricting travel from the affected countries and better coordination among agencies. Republican Reps. Lou Barletta, Mike Fitzpatrick and Charlie Dent have called for varying limits on who is coming into the country from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says he also believes there should be tighter restrictions on travel from Ebola-stricken countries, and is seeking more information about why a travel ban has not been enacted. On the Democratic side, Rep. Matt Cartwright said he supports a travel ban,...

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